merge script: improve log message subject

diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index d9950c2b7fadef0876867e11ef26283ca1cfaf1e..170186f4946859e04d6a0b4ce248dd17bc877b31 100755 (executable)
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2007 Lars Hjemli
 
 dashless=$(basename "$0" | sed -e 's/-/ /')
-USAGE="[--quiet] add [-b branch] [--reference <repository>] [--] <repository> [<path>]
+USAGE="[--quiet] add [-b branch] [-f|--force] [--reference <repository>] [--] <repository> [<path>]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] status [--cached] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] init [--] [<path>...]
    or: $dashless [--quiet] update [--init] [-N|--no-fetch] [--rebase] [--reference <repository>] [--merge] [--recursive] [--] [<path>...]
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ require_work_tree
 
 command=
 branch=
+force=
 reference=
 cached=
 recursive=
@@ -133,6 +134,9 @@ cmd_add()
                        branch=$2
                        shift
                        ;;
+               -f | --force)
+                       force=$1
+                       ;;
                -q|--quiet)
                        GIT_QUIET=1
                        ;;
@@ -201,6 +205,14 @@ cmd_add()
        git ls-files --error-unmatch "$path" > /dev/null 2>&1 &&
        die "'$path' already exists in the index"
 
+       if test -z "$force" && ! git add --dry-run --ignore-missing "$path" > /dev/null 2>&1
+       then
+               echo >&2 "The following path is ignored by one of your .gitignore files:" &&
+               echo >&2 $path &&
+               echo >&2 "Use -f if you really want to add it."
+               exit 1
+       fi
+
        # perhaps the path exists and is already a git repo, else clone it
        if test -e "$path"
        then
@@ -234,12 +246,12 @@ cmd_add()
                ) || die "Unable to checkout submodule '$path'"
        fi
 
-       git add "$path" ||
+       git add $force "$path" ||
        die "Failed to add submodule '$path'"
 
        git config -f .gitmodules submodule."$path".path "$path" &&
        git config -f .gitmodules submodule."$path".url "$repo" &&
-       git add .gitmodules ||
+       git add --force .gitmodules ||
        die "Failed to register submodule '$path'"
 }